Patient experience of scar assessment and the use of scar assessment tools during burns rehabilitation: a qualitative study
Background Scar assessment plays a key role during burns aftercare, to monitor scar
remodelling and patients' psychosocial well-being. To aid assessment, subjective scar …
remodelling and patients' psychosocial well-being. To aid assessment, subjective scar …
Patient opinion of scarring is multidimensional: an investigation of the POSAS with confirmatory factor analysis
Introduction Scarring is a significant consequence for patients following a burn.
Understanding how patients perceive the physiological scar and define scar severity may …
Understanding how patients perceive the physiological scar and define scar severity may …
Translation and psychometric validation of the Finnish version of the Patient Scar Assessment Scale for use in patients with burn scars
NI Lahdenperä, A Lindford, H Kautiainen, J Paloneva… - Burns, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this study was to create a Finnish scar assessment scale by
translating and evaluating the psychometric properties of the Patient Scar Assessment Scale …
translating and evaluating the psychometric properties of the Patient Scar Assessment Scale …
Changes in subjective vs objective burn scar assessment over time: does the patient agree with what we think?
D Martin, N Umraw, M Gomez… - The Journal of burn care …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
It is not known whether objective measurements of burn scar quality reflect, or even bear any
relationship to, the patient's opinion of their scar. The purpose of this study was to determine …
relationship to, the patient's opinion of their scar. The purpose of this study was to determine …
Burn scar assessment: a systematic review of different scar scales
N Brusselaers, A Pirayesh, H Hoeksema… - Journal of Surgical …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Scars can be devastating and disfiguring, because they are clearly visible,
stigmatizing, and permanent reminders of the initial accident or surgical event. Yet, there is …
stigmatizing, and permanent reminders of the initial accident or surgical event. Yet, there is …
A clinimetric overview of scar assessment scales
MBA van der Wal, PDHM Verhaegen… - Journal of Burn Care …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Standardized validated evaluation instruments are mandatory to increase the level of
evidence in scar management. Scar assessment scales are potentially suitable for this …
evidence in scar management. Scar assessment scales are potentially suitable for this …
Patient‐reported scar quality of adults after burn injuries: a five‐year multicenter follow‐up study
I Spronk, S Polinder, JA Haagsma… - Wound repair and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Scar formation is an important adverse consequence of burns. How patients appraise their
scar quality is often studied shortly after sustaining the injury, but information in the long …
scar quality is often studied shortly after sustaining the injury, but information in the long …
Burn scar assessment: a systematic review of objective scar assessment tools
N Brusselaers, A Pirayesh, H Hoeksema, J Verbelen… - Burns, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: All deep second and third degree burns are at risk to develop hypertrophic scars
which can severely undermine the quality of survival. To assess the severity of scarring …
which can severely undermine the quality of survival. To assess the severity of scarring …
Predictive validity of short term scar quality on final burn scar outcome using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale in patients with minor to moderate burn …
H Goei, CH Van Der Vlies, WE Tuinebreijer… - Burns, 2017 - Elsevier
Background The aim of this study was to assess the predictive validity of the Patient and
Observer Assessment Scale (POSAS), in order to determine whether it can be used to …
Observer Assessment Scale (POSAS), in order to determine whether it can be used to …
Rating the burn scar
TA Sullivan, J Smith, J Kermode… - The Journal of burn …, 1990 - academic.oup.com
A reliable, objective, and universal method of assessing burn scars does not exist in today's
burn literature. Such a method is necessary to provide a descriptive terminology for the …
burn literature. Such a method is necessary to provide a descriptive terminology for the …